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Tuesday, August 22, 2006
The First-Year Teacher Groan
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I’ve heard parents groan upon learning their child will have a first-year teacher. Inexperienced. Too young. Immature. Parents sometimes fear a new teacher won’t be able to maintain order or get through the curriculum in time for the standardized tests.
But is it fair to assume a first-year teacher will be less effective than the seasoned teacher down the hall? Isn’t it possible for a first-year teacher to have the innate ability to connect with kids? And isn’t it possible that the more experienced teacher is burned out and ineffective?
Parents, do you dread getting a first-year teacher? Or have you had a positive experience? Teachers, do your first-year teachers get knocked down by parents before they get a chance to prove what they can do?
